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Sen. Paul Says Federal Officials Wasted $4.7 Million Studying Link Between Booze, ER Visits

Sen. Paul Says Federal Officials Wasted $4.7 Million Studying Link Between Booze, ER Visits
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) talks to reporters as he heads to the U.S. Capitol for the weekly Republican policy luncheon on March 5, 2019. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Mark Tapscott
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Nov. 25 issued a special fall edition of his annual report on waste and fraud by the federal government, including a $4.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for studying the connection between drinking alcohol and going to the emergency room.

The Kentucky Republican is chairman of the Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management (FSO) Subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC).

Mark Tapscott
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
Mark Tapscott is an award-winning senior Congressional correspondent for The Epoch Times. He covers Congress, national politics, and policy. Mr. Tapscott previously worked for Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Montgomery Journal, and Daily Caller News Foundation.
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